Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

Documentation and Correspondence regarding the renaming of the Department for Arts, Culture, Communications Media and Sport particularly the decision to drop the word “Arts” from its title. Please provide copies of all internal and external correspondence, briefings, meeting notes, or policy papers relating to the rationale behind the decision to change the department’s name, specifically the removal of “Arts” from the title (if “Arts” was ever part of the title or included in consideration during the decision-making process). Please provide any impact assessments or risk assessments prepared in relation to the name change, including consideration of public perception or stakeholder feedback (especially from the arts sector).